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A small land trust aims to outpace developments that threaten the area's rural fabric.
The Salween River, one of Asia’s last free-flowing rivers, supports Indigenous communities and biodiversity across China, Myanmar and Thailand, but faces threats from at least 20 proposed ...
Trump halts Biden-led plans to breach Snake River dams in WA, highlighting concerns over energy costs, power grid reliability, and economic impact.
There are low-head dams across the state without proper signage, so the Indiana Low-Head Dams map is one of the most comprehensive resources for finding existing dams that might intersect your float.
Mercury levels in the world's rivers have more than doubled since the pre-industrial era, according to new research from Tulane University that establishes the first known global baseline for ...
Credit: Government of Assam India’s northeastern region has been severely impacted by floods and landslides once again, exposing the frontier zone’s extreme vulnerability to natural hazards.
China is weaponizing infrastructure—dams, roads, railways, and digital—to reshape the Tibetan Plateau and coerce neighbors like India and Nepal. This report analyzes how China’s infrastructure ...
Carbon stored in landscapes for thousands of years is leaching back into the atmosphere via rivers, and human activity may be to blame ...
A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can find its way back to the atmosphere as CO₂ is released from the surfaces ...
Shelved plans from ’60s for Tennessee Valley Authority project in N.C. unlikely to make comeback. Dam failures, costs and ecology will make new dams more rare.